Fat Dog (1982)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | A fat dog |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1982 |
| length | 86 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Franz Marischka |
| script | Franz Marischka Erich Tomek (as Florian Burg) |
| music | Gerhard Heinz |
| camera | Hanns Matula |
| cut |
Claudia Wutz Christine Vogel |
| occupation | |
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A fat dog is a German comedy film by Franz Marischka from 1982. Thomas Ohrner and Anja Schuess as well as Rainer Basedow and Gunther Philipp star in the main roles.
It was released in theaters on December 17 of the same year.
action
The rich Eduard von Bittermagen, who is extremely fond of women, loves betting about everything, especially when it comes to his personal physician and friend Professor Pfiff. He bets that he will achieve the impossible in Whistle's eyes and bring his nephew Tommi and Whistle's daughter Julia together. For this purpose, Bittermagen brings both of them to his alleged deathbed and promises his entire fortune to those who will find the greater number of five hidden red pillows. He also reveals that in each of the pillows there is a reference to the location of the next one hidden.
Two rival teams are formed: Tommi with the pretty but naive / stupid ice cream seller Bea on one side and Julia with her friend Jonny on the other. Bittermagen's servant Bronski watches the race and keeps reporting to his boss.
A hair-raising chase unfolds around pillow number one, which is in a local driving school car. Professor Whistle, meanwhile, has to remind the unattractive and generally undesirable nurse Helga that it is her job to take care of bitter stomach, as she prefers to join Tommi and his search for the pillows. Servant Bronski, however, wants to support Julia in her search.
The second pillow is used as decoration at a water ski show, the third is part of the Karl May Festival in Elspe. Before and during the western performance, both sides try to get hold of a red pillow, to the annoyance of the director and to the amazement of the audience.
In the beauty farm of Dr. The fourth pillow is hidden from the eagle owl, and the private clinic is also being threatened by a mad bomber who the criminal police are looking for in the entire building. Again the opposing parties try to get hold of the pillow during a tumultuous hunt through the clinic.
The fifth and last pillow, however, is handed over to Julia personally by the ingenious bitter stomach to ensure that not only he gets the bet, but Julia gets his nephew Tommi and thus also receives a not insignificant amount of money.
Production and Background
Production notes
It is a production by Lisa Film GmbH Munich. Robert Fabiankovich was responsible for setting the film and Rolf Albrecht for the costumes . Production management lay with Erich Tomek , who had also been involved in the script under a pseudonym, and Otto W. Retzer .
Locations
The shooting took place around the Wörthersee , u. a. in Krumpendorf and at the Schlosshotel Velden . The Karl May recordings were made in Lennestadt at the Showpark Elspe Festival . In the opening credits, thanks went to the communities of Velden and Krumpendorf am Wörthersee as well as Jochen Bludau and the ensemble of the Karl May Festival Elspe for their support.
music
The group Relax sings their songs: Because i di mog and Nie mehr im Leb'n fahr i roller coaster , Franco Andolfo and his band play the title That Were Times .
Publication, DVD
The film, first published in the Federal Republic of Germany on December 17, 1982, was shown in Norway under the title Jakten på den skjulte arv , the English title is: What a Mess .
The film was released on DVD on August 25, 2005 by UIG Entertainment GmbH and on February 3, 2012 by MCP Sound & Media GmbH.
criticism
The lexicon of international film wrote quite neutrally about a “ready-made game with popular comedians from yesterday's German cinema”.
The film magazine Cinema said that “a big dog” is “this slapstick with Gunther Philipp, Tommi Ohrner and Willy Millowitsch really” and drew the conclusion: “Nicholas treats for junk film fans”.
Kino.de found: "Certainly not a great moment in German cinema, especially since the nerves of the audience are additionally strained by character actors like Helga Feddersen and Herbert Fux." That is "flat German humor from the early eighties, in which young stars like Tommi Ohrner ( 'Timm Thaler') and Anja Schüte together [with] the old warriors Gunther Philipp and Willy Millowitsch should provide entertainment “. Director Franz Marischka still thought it was good and immediately afterwards made a similar film with Ohrner. A fat dog was first seen on German free TV on April 28, 1995 at 8:15 p.m. on Super RTL .
Web links
- A fat dog in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- A fat dog movie poster at filmportal.de
- A fat dog New film program No. 7879 and other posters
- A Fat Dog (1982) full movie
Individual evidence
- ↑ A fat dog DVD of the series "Deutsche Kinoklassiker"
- ↑ A fat dog DVD from Sound & Media GmbH
- ↑ A fat dog. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ A fat dog (1982) at cinema.de (with 12 film images)
- ↑ A fat dog (1982) at kino.de
